While there is obviously still a great deal of uncertainty surrounding the exact nature of the blast, computer models are indicating a cold and unsettled spell of weather leading up to the holiday period.

Easter week is from March 30 through to April 2 and forecasters at The Weather Channel say there is a very serious risk of snow for 'many parts of the country' as winds turn easterly.

Only last week we experienced the power of the Beast from the East as Yorkshire was brought to a standstill by the snow and ice... now it seems there is another big chill on the way.